broken.floppy

[Dhruv Rathee @dhruv_rathee]

Dystopian hell

You can’t even enjoy nature peacefully anymore.

[Rajdeep Sardesai @sardesairajdeep]

ASTONISHING: CJP’s Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das still in judicial custody for trespass and violation of prohibitory orders while waving the tricolour at Jantar Mantar (not an act of violence by any reckoning), and Hindu Raksha Dal members who were caught on camera beating protestors out on bail (an act of brazen goondaism). Yeh hai kanoon??😡

[Out Of Context INDIA @Mohenjo_Dar0]

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH MODI JI ON THIS

[Cockroach Janta Party - CJP @Cockroachisback]

🚨 IMPORTANT

We have consulted Mr. Kapil Sibal. If Ashu and Saurav are not released by tomorrow, we will pursue legal action against all those who deliberately ensured that they continue to be in illegal custody especially when they have not committed nor charged with any offence.

The deliberate use of delaying tactics to keep them behind bars cannot go unchallenged. Those responsible will be held accountable.

[Mahua Moitra @MahuaMoitra]

How can @SauravDassss & @AshutoshRanka be lodged in Tihar high security cell on suicide watch for 5 days for going to Jantar Mantar to unfurl flag? And BJP goons who beat up kids get bail in hours. Amit Shah has gone mad with fear & insecurity.

[PunsterX @PunsterX]

Btw, Modi has unlocked a new achievement today.

He has become the first PM to stop people from hoisting the national flag in New Delhi.

[Ashutosh Ranka @AshutoshRanka]

Detained before Abhijeet Dipke could even unfurl the Tiranga? Is this what patriotism has come to?

-Team Ashutosh

[Neha @neha_aisa]

Appreciation for the black coats!

Supantha Sinha & @manikgupta_, who spend their nights in front of police stations getting detainees released almost every night!

Abhik Chimni and his team, who have been my saviours on more than one occasion now, including last night!

Kudos to the ones who help us stay out of jail!

[Cockroach Janta Party - CJP @Cockroachisback]

Abhijeet, Ashu & Saurav will go down as the first Indians after 1947 to be jailed for unfurling the national flag 🇮🇳

Our youth has shown remarkable courage in the face of a govt that has only contempt for it. By doing so, the country has been awakened.

[Sonam Wangchuk @Wangchuk66]

Humein toh apno ne loota, gairon mein kahan dum tha
हमें तो अपनों ने लूटा, गैरों में कहाँ दम था; मेरी कश्ती वहाँ डूबी, जहाँ पानी कम था

Ladakh Talks with Home Ministry fail even as China refuses to recognise Ladakh UT...
#Ladakh #Democracy

[M.K.Stalin @mkstalin]

Where is @abhijeet_dipke? Where is @neha_aisa?

Detaining them without disclosing their whereabouts is blatantly illegal and deeply inhumane.

The Union Government must release them immediately and stop suppressing peaceful protests. Every attempt to crush the movement will only make it stronger.

#GyaneshKumarMustGo. The Union BJP Government has no other option.

@cockroachisback @SFI_CEC @AISA_Official_ @Aishe_Ghosh @SauravDassss @AshutoshRanka @Dhruv_Rathee #CJP #Delhi

[Rajdeep Sardesai @sardesairajdeep]

INTERESTING: “If every citizen becomes a journalist, it will create problems for all,” says CJI Surya Kant.
With a mobile phone, every citizen can now document events and hold power to account. Not everyone is a professional journalist, but every citizen has a right to free expression.
Your Lordships, stand by the CONSTITUTION, not STATE POWER!🙏

[Kapil Sibal @KapilSibal]

Rajnath Singh :

You allege that Congress wants “regime change” the Bangladesh route

No. People want “regime change”

Protests with slogan “India against corruption” brought you power

Then :
You embraced corruption
Captured institutions
Manipulated voters list

Time to go !

[Abhijeet Dipke @abhijeet_dipke]

Businesses do not suffer because of peaceful protests. They suffer when the govt decides to shut down an entire city, suspend internet services and restrict the movement of its own citizens and turn the city into a war-zone.

Since its inception, the Cockroach Janta Party has maintained that we will always follow Gandhi’s path of peace and non-violence, and we have stood by that commitment. We have organised protests in Mumbai, Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow, Bengaluru and Nagpur, and every single one of them has been peaceful. I was personally assaulted in Jaipur, but even then, I chose not to retaliate because responding to violence with violence goes against everything we believe in. We would rather exercise the rights guaranteed to us by the Constitution, drafted under the leadership of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, than resort to physical force. Our strength comes from our commitment to constitutional values, and no amount of provocation will make us abandon them.

Despite this, there are constant attempts to portray us as anarchists simply because we refuse to remain silent. But demanding answers from the govt is not anarchy, protesting against injustice on the streets is not anarchy, and questioning those who hold public office is certainly not anarchy. These are the most fundamental expressions of democracy. The very party that is in power today spent decades organising protests, taking to the streets and questioning the governments of the day when it was in opposition. Had the same restrictions, intimidation and police crackdowns been used against them, many of those who occupy positions of power today might never have reached where they are. It is deeply hypocritical to celebrate protests as a democratic right when you are in opposition and treat the same act as a threat to public order when you come to power.

We are not asking for privileges or special treatment. We are simply asking to exercise the rights that belong to every citizen of this Republic, irrespective of which party is in power. So let us fulfil our duty as citizens of this country by questioning those we elect, demanding accountability and speaking up whenever we witness injustice.

A govt that has been elected by the people is bound to listen to the people, not silence them. Democracy does not end once the votes have been counted.

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

Walking on a public street with a tiranga is not a crime, @DelhiPolice. You do owe an explanation to the nation. @abhijeet_dipke

[Neha @neha_aisa]

What an absolute shame!

Detention for victims' parents & promotion for accused!

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

Has the Government so completely abandoned its duty of accountability that it now relies on detention to silence those who demand it?

At Jantar Mantar, young citizens exercising their democratic right to peaceful protest, even while waving the national Tricolour, find themselves in judicial custody. At India Gate, the grieving parents of Ankita Bhandari, seeking justice for their daughter, are detained at 4 in the morning, alongside Congress workers who stood in solidarity with them. A protester is not an offender. A grieving parent is not a threat. The distinction should not need explaining to those entrusted with governing.

What threat to public order do peaceful protesters pose? What purpose is served by subjecting bereaved parents, already enduring an unimaginable tragedy, to such indignity?

The Constitution does not guarantee citizens the right to protest only when their questions are convenient to those in power. That right is not conditional upon the Government’s approval. Nor can it be restricted merely because its exercise causes discomfort.

The power to detain is not the power to silence. The demand for justice does not end at the gates of a police station. Nor does the courage to speak out disappear at the threat of arrest. The people of this country have never needed permission to stand up for what is right. And they must never be made to believe otherwise.

@INCIndia

[Abhijeet Dipke @abhijeet_dipke]

Mary Millben, an American, can speak in favour of the BJP.

But Imran, an OCI cardholder, can’t say anything against the BJP.

🫡🫡🫡

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

Excessive force. Beatings. Arbitrary detentions. Harassment of journalists.

Indian authorities have not let up their assault on peaceful protesters, who are denouncing a voter list revision process that deleted over 130 million names. #India

[Cockroach Janta Party - CJP @Cockroachisback]

The RSS didn’t hoist National Flag At Their Headquarters For 52 Years!

We will hoist it and wave it, Everywhere!
This is Our Country!

Attack Us, Jail Us.
We will not stop!